NGATAPA SPORTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11095, 3 January 1930, Page 3

NGATAPA SPORTS

ADDITIONAL RESULTS. I The following are tlie additional | results for cups and general com- I petitions of the sports meeting heid 1 at the Patutahi Domain on New 1 fear s Day. | Wristlet watch competition.—Miss | Gwen Groves, Makaxaka, with es- I timate of 460 tickets. (Correct uum- 1 her 55D). '■> Ladies’ nail driving competition.— 1 Mrs. C. Walsh. ! Men's nail driving competition.— | Lowry, E. Powell 1, and Rangi A V\ haitiri, tie with four on. Weight of cake. —Correct weight | dibs. 2ozs., won by E. Power who I estimated bibs. 3ozs. *

Weight- of sheep. llOlbs. —Mori by ij .Mr. 0. Walsh whose estimate was § iUDb-s. I Most points in dancing events for jf Vollett Cup.-—Miss Jean Lowry ol s Napier. _ j Most points in athletic events lor j t professional cup and special £'s prize j § H. Davis jnr. with 12 points. | Waltzing competition for <-!■■ p Chip (held at the annual ball): Miss | Clara llilham and Mr. Jack Maekie. | Prior to his departure for Napier ji Mr. Sutherland (the dancing judge) 3 commented favorably on the high 3 class of perfection attained by some | of the winners of the Highland § dancing events, and said he was * sura that some of the Gisbone | dancers would have no trouble in i attaining firsts at some ot the larger § Caledonian fixtures in New Zealand. | In some instances he noticed that I the dancers were inclined to become g too mechanical in their actions which | hail the effect of showing mass tui- j ticn instead of individual tuition. I

Although lie had been at of the largest dancing meetings in New Zealand he was sure that the arrangements made by the Ngatapa Sports Club and tlje carrying out and continuity of this section ui the programme could not be bettered.

"Wit hregard to the' waltzing competition which Mr. Sutherland also adjudicated at the annual donee marks were given for ihythm of movement, deportment, tune, poise, and position of feet and hands, together with keeping the lircle and dancing on the ball ot llie loot only, lu the final in which four, took pan it was very difficult to find general faults, and the judge was forced to look for trivial defects such as the movement of hands, or head, and the runners-up were disqualified for the accidental movement of the gentleman's hand about one inch.

With regard to the music flic judge c nvorably commented on the perfect time of the broadcaster and saw! be

was sure that all competitors had never experienced such well balanced mus'O to dance to. After the competition Mr. -T. Hamilton m a few suitable words presented the Cb'b Cup to the winners together w-itf' miniatures of the cup, one to each lancer as a keonsake.